Iran Press/ Iran: Iran's first vice president, Eshagh Jahangiri, speaking at the 19th award ceremony for top Iranian researchers and scientists held on Sunday in Tehran, said: "The way to solve all our economic, social and international problems is by implementing the policies of a resistive economy, and a knowledge-based economy, and by paying attention to the latest cutting-edge technologies and making use of applied research."
Iran's first vice president added: "Our current economic situation requires us to explore new opportunities, capabilities and potential to develop our country further."
Commenting on US sanctions Jahangiri said: "America's unfair sanctions have targeted sections of our economy, to put us in a difficult situation". Obviously, the Americans were hoping for a complete collapse of Iran's economy, plunging our people in serious economic difficulties, hoping the people would protest and rise up against the government."
Citing five key qualities of a resistive economy, namely: endogenous, outward looking, justice-based, knowledge-based and people-oriented, Jahangiri said: "In resistive economy, setting targets is the key approach in knowledge-based economy".
Stressing that knowledge-based economy insulates the country against shocks, he added that "If we are looking for an economy which reduces our dependence on oil revenues, I would suggest a resistive economy".
Expressing the necessity of Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, and also Vice-President for Science and Technology supporting knowledge-based firms, Jahangiri said: "Currently the value of exports by knowledge-based firms stands at 400 million dollars and by planning and supporting these firms, we can increase this figure to over 100 billion dollars, and this is certainly feasible".
Jahangiri continued: "Scientific progress plays a key role in sustainable development and is historical hope for Iranian people, because to encounter new world, we also have proper level of development to provide economic prosperity and appropriate political and social situation".
Iranian Vice president said: "Scientific progress is our tool to face difficulties and in tough times, we need to pay more attention to this matter".
Also in the ceremony, 24 top Iranian researcher and scientists were honored with various prizes and awards. 212/ 211 /103
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